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• State Officials Warn Connecticut Residents of IRS Phone Scam

  The Department of Consumer Protection and Office of the Attorney General continue to receive complaints and inquiries from consumers worried about telephone calls in which the caller claims to be an official from the IRS and attempts to solicit tax payments.

• State Joins $3.8 Million Multistate Settlement with Sirius XM Radio

  Attorney General George Jepsen and the state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein today announced that Connecticut has joined 44 other states in a $3.8 million settlement with Sirius XM Radio Inc. that resolves claims that the satellite radio company engaged in misleading advertising and billing practices.

• State of Connecticut and Federal Trade Commission File Federal Complaint, Consent Order against TicketNetwork, Partner Program Companies for Unfair Trade Practices

  The Office of the Attorney General, at the request of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, is joining the Federal Trade Commission to file a Complaint and Consent Orders in U.S. District Court against TicketNetwork, Inc., a Connecticut-based ticket resale company, its wholly-owned subsidiary TicketSoftware, LLC, and two companies that are part of TicketNetwork's Partner Program, Ryadd, Inc. and SecureBoxOffice, LLC.

• Statement from Attorney General Jepsen and Healthcare Advocate Veltri on Insurance Commissioner's Anthem Rate Ruling

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri today issued the following joint statement on the state Department of Insurance's ruling rejecting Anthem's application for an increase in rates on individual health insurance policies.

• Attorney General, Healthcare Advocate Say Insurance Dept Rejection Of New Evidence In Anthem Rate Case Is Troubling

• Attorney General Investigates Whether CT Citizens Evaded State Taxes Through Offshore UBS Accounts

• Attorney General, Healthcare Advocate, Insurance Committee Co-Chairs Propose Sweeping Reform Of Health Insurance Rate Hike Approval Process

• Attorney General Says Executive Compensation Soars, Even As Public Utilities Seek Rate Increases

• Attorney General Pleased Governor, DPUC To Support His Complaint Demanding Return Of $85.8 Million Generators Received Without Providing Power

• Attorney General’s Statement On Admission By Website That It Raised Funds Without Permission

• Attorney General Says AT&T Violated State Consumer Service Standards

• Attorney General’s Statement On $15 Million Class Action Verdict That The Hartford Influenced Appraisers

• Attorney General Praises DPUC For Demanding UI Restore Capital Improvement Spending

• Attorney General Wins Agreement From AT&T To Block All Third Party Charges At Consumer Request

• Attorney General Renews Call For Legislation Requiring Licensing, Background Checks Of Waste Haulers, Prohibiting Abusive Contracts